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Here is some test data - from our GPS160 in "Tri-Nav" professional mode which shows the latest GNSS sentences. Note the different Talker IDs - GP = GPS, GA =...

I would define an alternator object in the electrical group and state that this is for ancillary alternators not directly fitted to and monitored by an engine management system.

Let us look at what is available in the market, but not lose sight of what might be possible in the future. No alternators that I am aware of have...

How about a Signal K "tag" for linking things together that can be added by the owner, installer, dealer or boat builder that can be added to any Signal K...

This allows linking and searching outside of the very powerful URL RestAPI mechanism that's Signal K is built on.

What is the difference between the alternator Output and the ECU voltage ? What components are in between that make these voltages different ?

Why not use ratio and combine switches and dimmers? So 0 = OFF, 1 = ON and anything in between is a PWM/Dimmer type level.

I would not get hung up on that method, we have lots of other loads on a boat that will have variable "dimmed" values. You can have lastLevel or defaultLevel...

It is fairly simple to use UDP for Deltas. The maximum IPv4 UDP packet size excluding headers is 65,507 bytes, so you have plenty of room to have one complete...

Its easier than you think, I had never used it and when I met the guys at METs I promised I would have a go. Once I sat down and...